Listening Party: &TEAM 'Back to Life' EP
Added 2025-10-31 06:07:12 +0000 UTCSpoiler: I. LOST. MY. MIND.
&TEAM trying to actually be my number one boy group...
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Thank you for reviewing &Team’s Back to Life EP. Enjoyed listening to your thoughts and insights. I’m going to be honest, this is my least favorite &Team album. It’s not terrible and the songs are enjoyable, but they didn’t really wow me nor really stood out to me and it doesn’t feel as seasoned as their Japanese releases. CCTV The Nonstop Pop Show reviewed &Team BTL album and it reflects a lot of the thoughts I had about this album (https://youtu.be/O0N5cPOWtVo?si=s8Z8yQZ31iuFTuJ-). Again, not trying to be mean. &Team is my favorite group (been watching them since &Audition/debut), it’s just that they’re so talented and have a lot of potential that I just want to keep them at a standard and I personally don’t feel like this best represents them or that at least more could have been with the production. Still looking forward to their next releases.
Julianne
2026-01-03 11:09:19 +0000 UTCBest album. Best boys ✨ Thank you, PD.
Boomie Marie
2025-11-14 03:51:12 +0000 UTCdoes PD already have reaction for Lunatic MV??
Iza_Bella
2025-11-07 21:47:40 +0000 UTCThe physical recoil after saying your ranking 🤣 Yea this album had me go through the 5 stages of grief istg because each song hits you with a different style & they execute it flawlessly. My ranking is actually very similar to yours PD, however I swapped Lunatic & Back to Life for my favorite song. Although honestly I'd say Lunatic & Who am I are tied for me in 2nd simply because I can't live with myself saying one is better than the other 😅 They did not come to play with this Korean debut!!!
Natasha Huppler
2025-11-07 13:43:22 +0000 UTCidk how i missed this but omg i'm so glad you reacted to it!!! it's so hard to rank them but i think my favourites are who am i and mismatch,, also i TOTALLY know what you mean by them scratching a seventeen itch that seventeen doesn't even scratch for me right now. something about their music is makes me feel so nostalgic and almost choked up in a way. all i can say is they're really doing kpop right!!! might also be my favourite bg album this year.
gigglyseal
2025-11-07 06:51:50 +0000 UTCthe lunatic mv is out! link: https://youtu.be/GA50bjt4JIk?si=zAGjYDe6WIrghPBH as well as a move to performance which i feel like really captures the essence of the whole performance if that makes sense? link: https://youtu.be/dgc-RNBjGfw?si=OkOZJcjqGIUZIEP0
Pooge
2025-11-05 17:23:49 +0000 UTCso funny story...i have spent the last three nights in a &team-induced craze. i knew of the debut 4 members from i-land because i watched the show (was actively on the finale stream and crashing out when K didn't make it into enhypen as he was my 1 pick), after enhypen's debut and seeing them teased in their mv I followed news about K actively for a bit anticipating his future debut and after a while, lost track of him. When &team debuted I checked out under my skin and remember liking it a lot but didn't really continue actively checking out releases. come to find out when this dropped K mentioned someone who reached out to congratulate him on their Korean debut was Han, my ult bg being SKZ I was like, how tf do they know each other? so curiously I searched up their title, before i clicked your reaction, I thought to myself, am I mentally prepared to stan another boy group for the first time since 2019... and hooooooollly shit. I have been watching everything I can fucking find online including every ep of &audition bc this group is insane. back to life has been ON LOOP. early bias predictions are K obv and Fuma. my god PD what have you done to me...
aicrylic (aimee)
2025-11-05 00:27:15 +0000 UTCLUNATIC MV!!! Just came out🥳🤭
Dassah
2025-11-03 17:47:28 +0000 UTCThe monster questioning is a crazy connection! Good point!!
Jet
2025-11-01 07:20:32 +0000 UTCCan’t believe we both made BTS comparisons! It must be real
Jet
2025-11-01 07:19:30 +0000 UTCMagical. This album took me to years ago when i was captivated listening to a BTS album
Kim Chaewon
2025-11-01 01:55:02 +0000 UTCOnly &team can make PD excited enough to sing and bop in the intro. I REALLY like this album. This is my second time listening to it but i can tell my love for it is only gonna grow as i listen to it more. This album really showcases &teams versatility really well! And it really feels like them being brought to life. It's really interesting to hear you say that this album conveys what it is to be human cus in the Back to Life MV they were questioning whether they were monsters. I don't really have a ranking yet but i do know that Rush is in the top. The rhythm of that song is truly a cheat code to get me to like a song. But i also admire Who Am I because every single vocal sounds so emotional and beautiful, i almost cried listening.
Lilac Lavender
2025-10-31 23:36:58 +0000 UTCCheck PD’s “K-pop Reaction Commentary” playlist on YT, it’s an unlisted video.
Stephanie C
2025-10-31 20:03:07 +0000 UTCdoes anyone know if there is a reaction to “Road Not Taken”? i can’t seem to find one on YT or here :(
Mariah
2025-10-31 19:48:03 +0000 UTCliterally so excited to watch, i love how much u love &team🫶🏽🫶🏽
Jazmyn Rodriguez
2025-10-31 18:25:10 +0000 UTCHEAVY ON THIS IS KPOP!!!
Dassah
2025-10-31 14:36:43 +0000 UTCNo I actually love u geeking over the song credits pls never stop
Dassah
2025-10-31 14:13:06 +0000 UTCPD ur intial reaction to Lunatic was legit me like to a T
Dassah
2025-10-31 14:05:47 +0000 UTCCOIN MENTION🥳
Dassah
2025-10-31 13:58:37 +0000 UTCThis album had me so gagged like mouth open 🤭 Their B-sides feel like if I put together my favorite NCT and TXT B-sides and tried to make a male Nmixx Idek if that makes sense but yeahhhhh such good music
Dassah
2025-10-31 13:54:33 +0000 UTCSomeone please tell me that guitar in Lunatic sounds like a sample 😭 its been bugging me cause it sounds so familiar!!
Dassah
2025-10-31 13:51:53 +0000 UTCLunatic sounds like an N.E.R.D track!! WayV's Ice Tea also has a similar vibe - not sure if you got around to listening to that EP but that track was my favorite.
tmasc
2025-10-31 09:47:03 +0000 UTCSería grandioso que veas el concierto! Sería genial que lo subas por aquí también ❤️ sin duda todo el álbum es una joya ❤️
S u n f l o w e r
2025-10-31 08:58:34 +0000 UTCthis is all i could’ve ever wanted for their korean debut, though i do wish Taki got to shine a bit more. him only getting 5 seconds in the title track is despicable, and he’s almost nowhere to be seen in the other songs. that being said, lunatic and mismatch are elevated by their choreo. though for me, this whole EP is tied at number 1.
kay
2025-10-31 08:45:03 +0000 UTCThey performed Lunatic, Back to Life, and Mismatch at the showcase live with choreo! Lunatic - https://youtu.be/EYrhSPeZN-I?si=OmqLIqRVOFHVaevu Back to Life - https://youtu.be/GCDXmcPx2pw?si=gIa2fvja9aw99MaC Mismatch - https://youtu.be/mU-_lbGkGM0?si=cMbsuJbbFMMFowvF I’m really excited for all the korean variety that they’re going to be on! It’s so much more accessible for international fans than the japanese stuff. They were announced for the show On your Artist (coming 11/3) which looks like it’s going to be similar to the Eightest episode with them you reacted to! Teaser - https://youtu.be/lBQ94MU55qA?si=SlaD3sQcnhl4j5Bk
Skysong
2025-10-31 07:25:09 +0000 UTCThey performed Lunatic, BTL, Mismatch and HTM on their showcase too https://www.youtube.com/live/YjJHTlrUzX4?si=6L_JGNU8zSchN9cY
Luna
2025-10-31 07:18:55 +0000 UTCCHOREOSSSSS???
Jet
2025-10-31 07:04:13 +0000 UTCoh and I refuse to do a song ranking because it's physically and mentally painful :)
runyan
2025-10-31 07:01:46 +0000 UTCThis is hands down my favorite EP of this year, and we love Soma Genda in this house. I really need more people to tune in to &Team. Cant wait for more, I would really like you to react more of their content, knowing them more just makes me cry more listening to their music
runyan
2025-10-31 06:53:31 +0000 UTCNearly 50 min? You’re spoiling us PD! Only listened to the first half since it’s late and I’ll finish in the morning but I think you’re* going to ascend when you see the Lunatic and Mismatch choreos 😄
Stephanie C
2025-10-31 06:36:52 +0000 UTC
